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- ' ~ - - wm . ? ' , i - . . : fpSSS&S&lB .. ^ -v . -.' . \ ;. ^ ^. - ' - ^^^3 . f .. ? - * Li VOL. LII. WINNSBORO, S. C., WEDNESDAY. JUNE 8, 1898. NO. 44. S r : ? BATTLE AT SANTIAGO r, ; ^GcREAT DAMAGE.DONE TO THE HARBCR DEFENCES The American Sqa*drcu Did D?a<I]y Work. It e Spanish Forts ?r d Batteries Bedncsd to Duit-Tfce Spanish Fleet Staj? Under Cover. Dispatches received in New Yoik on Wednesday from Cape Haytien lave no-doubt tif a battle having been fought at the entrance of ihe harbor 1^9? .Santiago between the American -squadron under Commodore Schley ... .. . and Ihe 8panish forts located there. _....... > Thedispatch says the American squad ron, augmented by the torpedo boat Porter, tne auxiliary cruiser 8l Paul j and the protected cruiser New Orleans, formerly the Amazocas, approached the entrance to the harbor of Santiago deCuba at 1 30 p. m., the Iowa lead ing. Inside the entrance to the harbor was seen onei of the warships of Cerv? y / - era's iuet, jguuppru iw atuuu. " "Asf tfie American fleet drew near, . , ?he.. New Orleans was detached and I*&saj2$d far ahead of the Iowa Texas * and ^Massachusetts. One of the forts opened fire on her. and she replied, - the other two ships din cling their fire * - > . at the battery on the Punta Gorda fort within the harbor and to westward of the position- occupied by the Spanish ship. _ The latter replied to the fire and immediately became a target for sjl,th? American ships engaged in the She retired behind a protecting hesdland and was not seen again dur * ing the engagement *'? < The Iowa, directed by Captain Evans, the Massachusetts, Captain F. J. Higginson??he Texas, Captain J. W. PniUip,/7and the New Orleans, Captain-W. $L Folger, kept up their oertn'^iat tnft Wnrm SftCirM andPanta Gorda?forts for two hours their fcfcojectiles,- of enormous size, do iog tremendous damage to the de f eases of the harbor. The masonry on Socapa andMorro was battered almost into dost and the forms of Spanish artillerymen and infantrymen could be plainly ssen flee ing-to safety behind the neighboring htiW The auxiliary cruiser, which joined Commodore Scheleys fleet jast Defore' the battle took place, was hit by shells from the forts, and it is thought that she has been seriously damaged by the shells. Aftejr seeking the protection of a jutting .headland, the Spanish war ships continued to fire projectiles over the hills toward the American fleet. | but they had no range, not even dirtc lion to their shots, and the sheii fell i harmlessly into the seaThat the number of killed and , wounded on the Spanish side is esor mous ho-one doubts; but time and again the American shells hit the bat ' lerietfjsqUarely* and among the flying masonry and. demanded guns the ... formaofmenWeredescried. The damage done to the American fleet cannot be learned, but it is not thought any person was killed?if, in^. 3*H!8JilV Auji unerwas wounded. ^ " IATEB NEWS OF THE BATTLE. Friday morning's dipatches bring ; the gatilying intelligence that not an American ship was hit by the Spani E ards and that none of cur men were fjc either killed or wounded. The Span ^ \ iardsfired;aocutjthree-hundred shots. ' and the Amsricias about half that, nunibari. Ihej&ject-of the battle Was to iihd out exactly where the shore batteries' were and to destroy them, and in thls Commodore Schley succeeded admirably. THE SPANISH ACCOUNT. The following undated official's patch fromiJavaoa has been received at Madrid. '*Thej American squadron <pm man dec? by Commodore Schley," com posed oflarge ironclads and cruisers, attacked the fortifications a.t the entran ce o? Santiago de Quba. Our ironckd,C*Gristobal XJoioh,. closing'the mouth of the port, and supported bj the fire of the forts, repulsed tae at * lack, causing damage to the enemy. (3igneo), *'.31anterol&." Admiral, Manterola is the officer in commsnd-jof t?e regular Spanisii fleet in Cuban waters, j ;| /-THE SEWS" 15 MADRID. A dispatch jroan JJadsrid says in trie Sena^We^esdaj CouDtCasa 3& lancia asked if the news of the American repu&e at 3knti3go de Cuba - was offi ciaL" The minister of marine, Captain * Annon, replied affirmatively, adding. %4ine news is a good augury foriurther victories, which the courage and; high merit of our sailors give rea^on.tohope for." "The senate then unanimously *'noted with satis'action the brilliant victory of the Spanish fleet"' N ANOTHER BOMBARDMENT. ^Friday, morning at 5 o'clock the American jonadpnn aorain hpaar? a bomb&idmexit of the fortification s of Baxrtiago de Cuba, and a lively cannonade ensued tor two hours, whidh silenced the Spanish batteries. An American vessel, the Merrimac, de scribed in the advices from Santiago de Cuba as an auxiliary cruiser^.mating a dash to force the entrance, succeeded in passing tie first line of defences, but was torpedoed about 500 leet up ihe chance], She went down ' perpendicularly." An officer, aa engineer and six seamen were taken prisoners. The number of victims is unknown. Ouly the funnel and mast heads of ihs sunken vessel can be seen. There is great excitement in the city. A part of the population sssisted in fighting on the heights. Everybody is astounded at the audacity of the r$\ American -veaseL The American squadron was cruising all the while in the ofBng. Tbe First ?e*lEce'kt." The First R?giment, S. C.Y. U. S. A, has been completed at lsst by the transfer cf one of the .companies of the independent batallion to make up the, a^csssary number. , This.. is Major Thcmson who was m ccgoaiato. of the bituiion and had^jg^eaif-ft into a high state of tjficienCyvThe woik and anxiety incident 16 securing the- oiher company necessaary to complete' Scuth Carolina's quota whl new devolve mainly upon him. He is a tiue soldier and will undertake ihe tasfe with his usual energy, but it certainly must be a disappointment to him to see his battalion tfcus dismembered. AnKiperimeat. The dynamite cruiser Vesuvius is to go to Santiago and destroy the mines at tne entrance or tne narborsjas to give Schley the opportunity of going |j in and disposing of Cervera' flaet. la This work of tfce cruder will be R a novelty in naval warfare and it will ft be watched with the greatest interest ? by naval men throughout the world. A DARING FEAT. An Old Yistel gntk in the Baxbor of Santiago. Rear Admiral Sampson, during Friday morning, decided to dose the narrow harbor entrance of Santiago de Cuba by sinking the collier Merrimac, loaded with coal, in the channel. He called for volunteers to go to almost certain death, and 4,000 men offered themselves. Lieut Hobsonand seven men were chosen, at 3 o'clock Friday morning the Merrimac, under ctoom antowH t.fiA t*h an n#?l UTTU B VMWAVW ? under a terrible Spanish fire. The vessel was riddled with projectiles, but she anchored and swung around. Lieutenant Hobson then set off an iaternal torpedo wit a an electric attach ment There was an explosion, the Merrimac sank, the channel was closed. and, apparently, Admiral Cervera will be unable to escape. HOW THEY WEBE SAVED L;.eut. Hobson and the htroic crew of the Merrimac were savtd in the following manner: Daable, after the sinking of their vessel, to make their way back through the storm of shot and shell they rowed into the harbor to the Spanish flagship and were taken on board uabarmed. The Spanish admiral, under a flag of truce, on Fri day, s?nt word to the American admi ral that he offered to exchange the prisoners, adding that in the meanwhile Hobion and his party would be treated with the greatest kindness. WHAT SAMPSON SAYS. Bear Admiral Sampson sent the fol lowing to'the navy department: I sue ceeded in sinking the Merrimac ia the channel cf Santiago at 4 a. m. Jane 3 This was earned out most gallant! j under the command of Naval Constructor Hobson and seven men. By a flag of tiuce from the Spanish, Admiral Oarvera sent in a recognition cf their bravery. I am informed all are prisoners of war, two being alightlj wounded. I rtqtest authority to approve exchange, if poss.b e, betvreen these and the prisoners at Atlanta. Six of the Spanish squadron in the harbor of Santiago are unable to avoid being captured or destroyed. Sanmson. WILL BE EXCHANGED. " A dispatch from Washington says reward sure and adequate is awai iag these American heroes, and Acting Secretary Allen has so pledged himself, after consultation with Secretary Long, who is still confined to his room by a lame leg. .Medals and promotion are the least they can expect at the hands of a grateful people. More over, they wiil not languish long in a Spanish prison if the authorities nere can bring about their release, for half an hour after Sampson's bulletin wfis displayed on the walls o? the navy department Colonel Carter, assistant adjutant general, had taken the preliminary steps to arrange for an exchange of prisoners, and was learning just how many Spanish officers and enlisted men were S'dll held in captivity at Fort McPherson, Georgia, where thfly had h?ftn tafrftffl flWTW *KQ priza* capiured by the Ameiic"j;g"vessels. ' THE SPANISH FLAG OF TRUCE. ^ ^ ? a ?? n 1.1 Uapt. uvieao, iiaimrai uerveras chief of staff, wiio boarded the New York under a flag of truce, did not give further details of the capture. The bravery of the Americans evidently excited .admiration among the Spaniards, as it did snnng the men of ther American fleet. Tiie prisoner* were perfectly safe, and will probably be well treated while they remain in Morro Castle. The admiral is just as glad as though he were a J ackie. Capt. Chad wick, of the New York, who is usually most conservative, in speaking of the incident, said: "Splendid; too much cannot be said about it." HS IS AX ALABAUIAN. Rchmond Pearson Hobson was born August 17,1870, at Greensboro, Hail County, Alabama, where he also graduated from the do a them. Univera ty at the head of his class. He was appointed to the naval academv on competitive examination in May, 1885, and although the youngest man of the class, he graduatedat its head in 1889. His first cruise was in the squad ron of evolution on the_ flagship Chicago, with Admiral Walker, in I the Med iterannean. Liter he made a 1 cruise to Brazil when the flag of the new Brsziliau Retuolic was re cog nizsd. He was ordered to a special course abroad, spending one year at the national School of Mines at Paris and-two years at the Scool of Maritime Science in the same city. The summer vacation was spent in French shipyards. He received diplomas from the French school for distinction in naval construction and design both of hulls and of engines- He also spent some time in the Eaglish shipyards. PART OF A SCHEME. Tie of Dub Itta SactUgoEr .. - P'alncd. There is absolute-y bo doubt in the minds of the naval officials iff Washington that the sending-of tie "collisr Mejimac into the harbor of Santiago was all a prearranged move on the part of Admiral Simpson. The use of-a collier, the unusual hour of the morning, the r.ecessry of blockading the channel so as to relieve some of the ships of the squadron from remaining stationed off Santiago, the importance of discovering whether the mines were effective?all these reasons make it certain that tne Herri mac was deliberately guided to her destruction..; It was not a Spanish victory. It was a cleverly arranged scheme on the part A />o n orl nrti*5 I on/) if VOC OY*W> Ui .AW OMV cessfaL T2e eight men in a Spanish prison are the real*heroes cf the war. If the Merrimatr went in under her own crew it is interesting to know that her complement of clficers consisted of Commander J. M. Miller, Lieut. W. W. Q-ilmer, executive officer; Ensigns J. R. Y. Blakely and J. SI. Luby, and Assistsuat Engineer R. K. Cran? Miller is from Virginia, Gilmer from Virginia, Blakely from Pennsylvania, Luby and Crank from Ttxas It is expected that reports will ba received ;oday from Admiral Sampson, which will give details of the Merri mac's destruction, and ,the names of thee'ght men who fcave been captured. O rerpoirersa la* Uaudt, Fif.een convicts overpowered the guards and escaped from the United States penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kss., Friday. James Musgrave, leader in the mutiny, was surroundei in the woods near by and shot to death. Ihey were all outlaws from the Indian Territory and were serving long terms for counterfeiting and highway robbery. THE INVADING ARMIES. THE VAST SUMS OF MONEY THEY WILL NEED ToBalld and Maintain Public Highways and MDlrarj RiMroads and Defray Name'oat Exp9Qi?B Tacldeat ti Occupa A^t,AOA.aM1 T.Un<1fl UUU V . Au*.ii\w< 111 significant recommendations submitted to Congress Wednesday, Secretary Alger through the medium of a letter accompanying his recommendations, outlines in a general way the steps contemplated in the campaign against Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines. The letter is from Chief Engineer Ludlow, who makes the important statement that it is now proposed to forward to Caba an army of invasion to be cc mposed of 15,000 or 20,000 troops, to be followed as rapid ly as practicable by 50,000 more. The secretary's recommendations are for appropriations aggregating $3 107,000. Oae recommend ation is for $2,562,000 of deficiency in the appropriation for gun and mortar batteries, "required immediately for the use of the war department, to remain available until expended." Thfa amount is needed to tiro vide emnls,cements for carriages of high power and rapid fire guns to be procured by t;he oi d aance depart ment with the funds already appropriated. etc. A second one is for $195,000 "for the establishment and maintenance of special electrical com munication in connection with the army in Cuba, .'Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands." Then follows a significant recom mendation for $350,000 for an ezp di tionary force to Cuba "required by the war department for immediate use." The items are as follows: For machinery and c qaipment -for the construction and repair of roads,$25,000; construction and equipment of military railroads, $225.0O0; addi tional intrenching tools,- electric apnVinfn?i>onhi/i anr) tnnnaMnh. pilflUV'OO, HUM ic outfits, instruments and lamps, manuals for special and technical services, $50,000; contingencies involving immediate expenditure of imperative urgency tht.t cannot be specified in advance, to ba expended under the direction of the major general commending the array, $50,000." The letter outlining the expeditionary pro j act agai:ist Cuba is written by General Ludlow, whose special engineering servicas were availed .of by Secretary Alger to outline what is needed. It is dated May 22; it was forwarded by giecretary Alger, and says: 'OafowHivinp frt mir lpiHar nf A nriI covering ttie project with estimates for the establishment in Cuba of .an expeditionary force of from 3,000 to 5,000 man, 1 invite attention to the following: "Provisional estimates for this purpose amounted to $150,034, which have been approved and made expendible, under the_immediato_Jirection or toe'marpr"general comm%ndin^r^r army, in the deficiency act approved May 4, 1898. This did lot include several items that, while important, could temporarily be oremitted on the supposition that no immediate movement would be made. "Furthermore, the project for the transfer to Cuba o' an expeditionary force has been materially modified, in tbat instead of an assumed force of 5,000 for the establishment of a depot and base of supplies, is now proposed to send 20,000 trjops, to bs followed as rapidly as practicable by 50,000 more. It is therefore necessary to make provision for the greatly augmented scale on which the expedition to be equipped and for its forward movement in the direction of Cuba." General Ludlow says for obvious reasons the plans in detail cannot ba given, but that in a general way they can be outlined. The general nature of these engineering provisions, however, may be clearly indicated, and in fact estimated for. In the ensuing campaign account must be taken of the fic; that the rainy season in Cuba covers the summer-months and must be anticipated as affecting the time ? J ? i?J *?j t.i: ana means rt quire u ior wr?uHpormuuu in order not to delay movements and Imperial health. Tnere are few regu larly built roads in Cuba, the principal ones being westward of Havana, it is not likely tliat these roads have been kept in repair, and it is quite certain that others must be constructed and maintained. This will require roadinaking machinery, as economizing the labor of troops and leaving them free fjr tha purely military work, for which the numbers in question will not be more than sufficient to equal the enemy. In addition, special means of transportation will be necessary, and portable three-feet guage railroads must be provided Doth on the established lines and along such additional and connecting lines as may be feasible and expedi eat. HARD TiMftS IN SPAIN. The Pric t of Food Have Bliea and Feelories mm Closing Down. The Madrid correspondent of the London Daily Telegraph says: i "Widespread distress is reported in various parts of the interior, more especially in the province of Catalonia, wbere food price s have risen considerably, while a number of working people have been ihrown out of employment. This wt it several factories at Mauresa, northenst of Barcelona, will have to be closed, as a mult of which hundreds of families will be pluogod into misery. The local government is endeavoring to alleviate want by opening soup kitchens. According to a dispatch from Murcia, capital of the province of that name, riots occurred yesterday (3unday), in the city of Alula, owing to the scarcity of food, especially bread. Details of the outbreak have not yet been received, but it is known that the local authorities and a number of wealthy individuals have arranged to have cheap bread i or the poor. The views of a considerable number of Spaniards respecting the conduct of the war are expressed to- j day by El Nacional as follows:! 'Without plan, without purpose,! without earnestness, we are frit-! teriu.g away the cne advantage which the enemy's lack of military education gave us. We neither bold-1 ly take the tffsnsive, nor confine ournnl w.'us ni?4i*4 1 n n/n nr-i w A /4 m i> O 1 acivca atrivujr fcu ucicuoi ? c* auuiuai Cervera displays a system cf strategy which warrants the belief that we are making ready for a protracted war, so as to tire out the enemy; but Cap lain J Aui.ob, minister of marine, with his usiuil breeziness, declares that he cannot prolong the conflict.'" j THE WAR SITUATION. The Kiad or Yarns the Spanish Press Spin Afcoat It. El Progresso, a newspaper published in Havana, a copy of which has been received, in an editorial puDlished May 23, contains the following, summary of the situation from the view point of the Spanioh press; 4,A month has gone by since the cowardly Yankee proclaimed war against Spain. They then declared that they would annihilate us, that they would come and take Havana J TTT and level our forts to tne grouna. w o now see that it was but a cowardly boast, for not one dastardly Yankee has set foot on Cuban solL 'ihey dare not,for our brave soldiers will repuLse them and drive them back to their own shores. Have they taken Havana? Not one gun has been fired upon our forts, and their ships, which pretend to maintain a blockade, fear to come within the range cf the noble guns of Morro Castle. It would mean their destiTiction. Yankees are cowards and can do nothiBg but boast cf what they will do, and then do nothing. E/ery good and true soldier of Spain is anxiously awaiting the appearance of the Yankees, and we will then show them how well a Spaniard can fight, and that we can do more than boast. "Wherever the ship3 of the enemy have approached our shores they haye been driven back with disastrous loss, and their attempts to destroy our forts have resulted instead in the destruc' ? "Kind cint. In.aco enlniara MULL U1 liUCll Bliipj. VUl W? r v ? ? liave poured shot and shell into the enemy and nobly stood by their guns, and upon every occasicn achieved a gallant victory. "We have heard rep arts of the eaer mous army which was to invade our island and cor q ler our army. What Has become of i ? They do not dare to come and meet the brave Spaniards, knowing full we)l that death woulo be certain to await them. They tried so starve us, but, on the contrary, they are starving themselvts, for bread and meat are higher in New York than they are in Havana. We have plenty to eat, while the Yankee* .have- been compelled to open free soup houses fn all the big. cities k feed their hungry, and the people die from starvation. No dog tver goes i without ^ood food in this capital, but I J Hinftt V i&TllrAPA man UA? UUV^ * Beef costs firty cents in Naw York and a loaf of bread twenty five cents. How long can the shopkeeping Yankees, who think of nothing but dollars, stand that? ' They are already sorry that they have begun war against Spain, but we will give them cause for deep regret. It will not be long before our victorious army will cross over into their territory and do to them as they would like to have doae to us. We will give them some of their own medicine. "Already our gallant fleet has bombarded their city of Boston and driven the inhabitants of that place into the interior, compelling them to flee for tLuu .ii 4 u?- ?f. ;a a nox..? o-flSTva upon New York, and no Yankee ships will ne full well their in ability to cope with the formidable Spanish navy. 'Already there is iumult and insurrection among the Yankees because of the failure of their arms, and the people are blaming President McKinley. A military guard of 1,000 soldier.? sur rounds his palace to prevent an assassin from reaching him. He never goes out, and it is expected daily that news will bs sent out of his deatb, so intensely enraged are the people Decause they see nothing but defeat in their war against Spain. Civil war is threatened among the United States, and it may be looked for at any moment. The wealthy Yankees of New York and Philadelphia have barricaded their houses and armed their servants, fearing both the attacks of our forces and the mobs of their own people." FOJR COLORED REGIMENTSGeneral Ccrbln Tsracs Orders Apportionin* Territory for Recruiting Them. Adjutant General Corbin Thursday made public an order apportioning the territory in which are to be raised the volunteer regiments of in fin try (popularly called immune regiments,) lor which the colonels have been appointed. It was at first announced that five of the regiments were to be recruited from colored persons but it iis now said that this number has been reduced to four. The territory apportioned is as follows: For the Third regiment, Colonel Ray, states of Georgia, 8outh Carolina and Florida, with headquarters at Macon. For the Fourth regiment, Colonel xv- oi.i it 1 J Tr;_ xreiin, me Duties t?i nmryiaau, * JXginia, West Virginia and, the District of Columbia, with headquarters to be designated hereafter. , For the Fifth regiment, Color.el Sargent, the states of Alabama and Mississippi, with headquarters at Co lumbia, Miss.. For the Sixth regiment, Colonel Tjson, the states of Kentucky ard Tennessee, with headquarters at Knox* ?ilie. For the Saventh regiment, Colonel Godwin, the states of Missouri and Arkansas, and so much as Tennessee QC lioci AQof i f Q /)l1Q nrt?fV? OTlff EAIltVl VKt AiVM Vi ? UlAV UVi Vil UU.U WVM'M line, running through the city cf Cincinnati, wita headquarters at Memphis. For the Eighth regimaht, Colonel Huggins, the state of Kentucky, all of Tennessee not otherwise allotted, and the Oiiio valley, with headquarters at Louisville. For tne Ninth regiment, Colonel Lse, the states of Virginia, and North Carolina, with headquarters at Rale jgh. Each mustering officer is also to act as q isriermaster and commissary for the purpose of subsisting the volunteers from the time of enrollment to the time of rendezvous, and for their transportation from the place cf en roiimem 10 me piace 01 renaezrous. Anctler Prize Oaptni ed. Another prize has been captured. She is the Spanish bark Maria Dolores o! Biboa. She was overhauled by one j of the American cruisers six miles off Porto Rico. She was bound from Ria Janeiro to ,San Juan de Porto Rico with coal. Some cases, supposed to contain ammunition were found under the coaL Tne pr.za has been seat to Charleston, i I. KoihodtAccDrding to mail advices to the | correspondent of the Associated Frtss | from Manila there is serious sickness on board the United States cruiser Boston, It is believed that the 8pau| iarda poiso ued the fish. ~ THE STATE CAMPAIGN. | FORTY-ONE MEETINGS TO BE HELD 1 THISSUMMER. ' - . Flex tj Speaking for the People to Hear, ' 1 Bat the Question Is Will They Listen? , Other BasiEcse Attecdtd to by the State 1 Committee. The State Democratic executive committee, met at 9 cf clock Thursday night ; in fVifl conwoffl*tt Af cfofn'f A-ffina Q a V>. I iu uuu j ui ota^c o I/XJ-IVS? ?w w lumbia for tire purpose of passing 1 upon the report of tha sub committee 1 as to the schedule for campaign meet 1 in?8. Mr. Stanland.of Dorchester lead off ' with a motion that the rule that applied last year limiting the hotel bill 1 for members to $2 a day be readopted. i Thi3 was carried. The sub committee appointed to ar range the schedule of campaign meet* 1 ings then reported through Mr. Gunter. Mr. Gadsden moved that the re j port of the committee be adopted. Mr. Blease moved that the meetings 1 be reduced to two in each concession- * al district. He said he did this as an individual member of the committee 1 and aeainst the view taken by Gover- 1 nor Eilerbe. Col. Neal thought the convention had acted in the matter and decided : upon one meeting in each county and : he would therefore move to lay Mr. 1 Blease's motion on the table. Mr. L. J. Williams agreed with Col. 1 Neal. He thought that if the ''ins" .among the politicians were conscien' tious they would be glad to go before he people; he knew that the "outs'' wanted to face the mus:c. ' " : Mr. Blease replied that he knew of 1 but one oligarchy and1 that resided in 1 r\r> a rvo>*or?'y\ rrr moo * Ann I vsjljv ywtavsjj) nut* ryas. aiuiu tuau vuv miles from here. He had not consulted that person and if he had gotten instructions from him. he would 1 kick them from -uader foot. The : speaker made his motion for the people. It was class legislation fcr this com mittee to say that a man could not go before the papple for ortic v because he i could not af&rd to chaw all over the ; State. ^ 1 Mr. L. J. Williams, suggested that 1 if a county did not wish, a campaign 1 meeting tUey could :cill it off. This ' the county conventions were author- i iz3d to do by^ha convention. Thisproved'top much for the advo- ' cates of Eduction. No meeting would be forced where it was not 1 wanted. Mr-. Blease's motion was lost . THE CAMPAIGN MEETINGS. ! The report of-the schedule commit- 1 tee was then adopted as follows, only two unimportant chances beine made: Orangeburg, Thursday, June 16. " St- Gedrge's, Friday, June 17. Charleston^ Saturday, June 18. Walterboro, Monday, June 20. Beaufort, Tuesday (night), June 21. j Hampton, Wednesday, June 22. Barnwell, Friday, June 24. Bamberg, Saturday, Jane 25. ?Jflpp 9.R J - Manning, -Wet&caefay, June 29. 1 Monk's Corner, Tuesday, June 30. Georgetown, Saturday, July 2. Kingsiree, Tuesday, J aly 5. Florence, Wednesday, July 6. Marion, Thursday, July 7. Conway, Saturday, July 9. Dariington, Tuesday, July 12 . Chesteifiild, Thursday, July 14. Bennettsviile, Saturday, July 16. Bishopville, Tuesday, July 16. Camden, Thursday, July 21. Lancaster Saturday, July 23. nnastAV Wnn^oiT Tulw 9<! ' VUWNfVi) *?*W44V?t?J) V WliJ ?*/ Winnsboro, Tuesday, July 25. Yorkville, Wednesday, July 27. Giffaey, Thursday, July 28. (Spartanburg, Friday, July 29. Union, Saturday, July 30. Newberry, Monday, August 8. Laurens, Tuesday, August 9. Greenville, Thursday, August 11. Pickens, Friday, August 12. Walhaiia, Monday, August 15. Anderson, Tuesday, August 16. Abbeville, Thursday August 18. Greenwood, Friday, August 19. Aiken, Monday, August 22. Edgefield, Tuesday, August ;?3 Saluda, Tnursday. August 25. Lexington, Friday, August 26 Columbia, Saturday, August 27. ? THE TUG OF WAR. Then came the tug of war. Mr. Blease presented to tue committee the following question :from Mr. Gaorge S. Mower of Newberry, who was ask* ed by the prohibitionists to be a can- ' didate on their ticket for attorney 1 general1: * . 1 "Wnether or not the suggestion of , a candidate by the recent prohibition convention ma&es the person who is { suggested and accepts a candidate, in the-Democratie primary such as is forbidden by the terms of the pledge prescribed by the constitution of the Democratic party of this State." Mr. Appelt took the position that acceptance of the suggestion would exclude the candidate from the primary, and quoted the party constitution to j sustain his argument. j Mr. Donaldson thought the commit- , tee would' commit a grave error in an8weriag no to the question and * would be placing an entering wedge t that would for ail times be felt and j finally disrupt the party. Mr A nnclr T*ar\lTjin? coi^l VITC? j **** AVrv ^5) oaiu buai | view of die con&titution on the point ( was that the rub was adop.ed for the i purpose of excluding factions within i the Democratic party and to put down ^ strife; to prevent conventions naming j tickets. There was no objection to j any Prohibitionist entering. the cam ^ paign, provided he had not accepted x the nomination of any party. ( Mr. Williams was inclined to the , view of Mr. Appelt, but it was a deli- ] cate point, and as it was genrally understood that the former committee i had ruled in favor of the Prohibition- j ists on this point he thought tbe clause . should be liberally constructed and .1a/] 4>KA "D 7t-fo ruicu uxl m xavur iuo x. luuiuiuuuuv^. j Then followed motions to answer } Mr. Mower's question thick and fast, 3 and all the members seemed to talk at j once. Chairman Jones was kept busy rapping for order. Motion was made after motion, and a general ( mixup was the result. , A TIE VOTE ( Finally Mr. Winkler moved that! j the answer be ' No, he will not be da j, barred.". An aye and nay vote wasj* taken and de7eloped a tie. So the mo- J tion was lost j Mr. L J. Williams introduced the ] fnllriwinc. which was adoDted: 11 ' As the nominee of the Prohibition . faction, yes, he is debarred; if he is an i individual Prohibition candidate with- i in the Damocratic party, no he is not': de Barred." < Mr. Dial of Lsurens introduced thei: following, which was also adopted: j1 "We interpret the constitution as disproving factional nominations, but i if the pledge ia signed by the candidates as individuals their votes will be counted. MILITARY PRDIARY. Mr. W. D. Evans of the sub committee appointed to draft rules to govern the voting among the volunteers J submitted the following report, which, I on motion, was referred for any J changes that may be seen necessary ? to a sub committee of five to be ap- i pointed by the chair: < Whereas a new section has been J added to the constitution by the re- 1 cent D -roocratic convention of South ] Carolii *, directing the State Demo- 1 cratic executive committee to provide < suitable rules to afford an opportunity < to such of the volunteer troops of the \ V*A infrt fV*0 OQ? 1 OlttkC iH BLIOU UCiliUSKlCU UltU ULLU svi ' vica of the United States in the pres- J 3nt war with Spain to vote at the ap i proaching State and county election, 1 while they are within the United I States, although they may be absent J from the polis, now be it ; Resolved by the State executive i :ommittee, That the following rules 1 be and the same are hereby adopted J to carry out the provisions of the sec- < tion. Rule 1?All volunteer troops from 1 this State mustered iato the service of < the United States shall be entitled to vote at the approaching primary elec- < tion who are 21 years of age, and have i resided in the State for one year, and j in the county for 60 days, before the i ?:J ?? ??:J~,1 +U-s M i saiu eieuuuu. pruviucu, tmtw ui>3 is quirements as to length of residence ] do not apply to such voters as would ! have been qualified had they remain- i ed at their place of residence at the } time of their enlistment. . Rait 2?All volunteer troops offer ing to vote at such primary election ] shail be required to take the following J oath to be administered to them by the i managers: "I do solemnly swear that j I am d uly qualified to vote at this elec \ tion according to the rules of the Dam- j ocratic party, and that I have not vo- J ted before at this election, and pledge < myself to support the nominees of the primary." ^ J Rale 3 ?The captains of tha com- j panies, or in their absence the officers i in command, are authorized to ap- < point three volunteers who are quali- ] tied to vote, as managers, to conduct j the election, and shall administer an j iath-lq Jeach that lie will fairly and i iiDtjartially conduct the same. < R ile;4.?The managers so appoint- J r*A 1 I /moTi flin rvrfcl le An f ho rlo-rr I CU lauflll - V>* ?UV . MOJ | J fixed for such election, by.tha rules of < the Democratic party, at .'such places within the camps of the regiment or * battalion as they may designate, and I shall open the polls at 8 ofciocfa: sl m. i and close them at 4 o'clock, and if not \ practicable to do so, to open and close them at such hours as tuey may fix. ' Bach voter in said primary shall \ote I two ballots, on which shall be written in ink or pencil the nam a or names of 1 the person or persons voted for* to- 1 Sether with the name of the officer. < >ne of the ballots containing the ? names of all persons voted for as 1 State officers and me inb?rs.of congress 1 Ml powinjagirntfii for as ^ in. the conduct of ?u;hT ei?CIi0tt~ the s managers shall be the judges of the 1 qualification of voters and shall deter- 1 mine all questions raised by challenge 1 cr otherwise. They shall enter eaca ' voter s same on a list as ne votes. 1 Rale 5-After the closing of the polls < the managers shall proceed to count the v otes and tabulate the same. Ba- 1 turns in writing of the number of J votes cast and tne names of the par- ; s3us for whcm cast, shall be prepared ' at once and certified to by the maaa- i gers, iha captain or officer in com- 1 mand of the company and the com i manders of the regiment or battalions, and shall with the poll lists, be securely sealed up and transmitted by mail ( to the chairman of the State executive committee at Columbia, South Carolina, postage prepaid. Bale 6? Beiurns of managers thus certified to shall be considered as final by the S:ate executive committee, and J the votes as returned shall be counted 1 for the candidates receiving the same. Mr. Blease called attention to rule < ^ r?ntmtir nl?H<7fts tn h? filfld 1 LO oajs before the county campaign' 1 opens, which conflicts with the consti- \ Luiionai requirement, which is that ] the pledges of candidates for Siate of- 1 dees shall be filed on or before the day 1 the State campaign opens, and those j for county offices on or before the day J the cjunty campaign opans. Oa ino- . don this was referred to tha su& com- J mittee to be appointed to look after the military primary. i Then, alter the aaoption of a resolution looking to the reorganization 1 )f the Darlington countj Democracy, 1 Jie meeting adjourned. COMMITTED SUIClDg. 1 To nag Man Palls aRIfle Trigger W.Cb His Foot, Ending Hli Life. With his own hands Samusl Bjn J V!_ Iff. TT! " J #i. iam enaea nis me rriaay axiernocn. Bonham was the son of Ephriam, < Bonham, who lives ab^ut 21 miles ibove Greenville in Saluda townsnip. ^.bout 1 o'clock Friday a neighbor leard a gunshot in the wood* and on joing in the direction when came the report ne found Samuel Bonham lying m the grouad. He was already dead, J iad tne rill9 lying near told the tale. J in investigation showed that the t roung man had evidently plannsd j iis death with all possible delibera ;icn- Putting the butt of the gun on < ;he ground, the end of the barrel < is near to his heart as he | ;ou!d determine, with his foot he i pulled the trigger. Daath must have | resulted almost immediately. i The scene of the suicide is only j ibout 200 yards from the boya home. U is said that the family disagrements j preyed on the boy's mind and several i ;imes he had threatened to kill him- j self. In a fit of momentary mental iberration or temporary passion, ths result of despondency and depression, t is isupposed that he carried out his i suicidal inteDtions. A neighboring magistrate, as acting ] joroner, investigated the matter and < flas convinced that the young man's ! leath was premeditated and self in- j licted. The jouag fellow was just 17 fears old. j 1 Ano .her ?p ?niah Fleet. A correspondent of the Associated , Press has received information from in apparently authentic source at Port Antonio, that a Spanish fleet from Cadiz is Hearing West Indian waters, < and, should it arrive on the prear- < racged schedule, it will be off Santiago ie Cuba tomorrow, in order to reinforce the fleet of Admiral Cerora. Tne Spanish fleet is said to consist of 16 warships among them being battleships and three torpedo boats. HON. JOHN L. MCLAURIN. rte Junior UnlttdlStatei Sir a tor from South Carelln*. The Silver-Knight Watchman says: Son. John L. McLaurin, the junior Senator from South Carolina, is a conspicuous representative of the New South, and is regarded by those most familiar with nis views on public questions as one destined to achieve ;reat eminence as a naaonal legislator, and to play a conspicuous part in t j i? ? 1..1 l: i.-L_ Holding me luiure puiiujr ui uu Democratic party. Mr. McLiurin combines a modest dignity with a joursga that knows no such thing as tear, and shirks no responsi bility. He 5 an ardent Democrat, thoroughly grounded in the teachings of Jefferson and Jackson and a firm believer that the teachings of the fathers were both wise and safe. In the 53d Congress, although in years one of the pouDgest members of that body and in service at the beginning of his second term, be was one of the first to publicly repudiate the leadership of Q-rover Cleveland and openly rebel against what he termed "the arrogant as sump don and spurious Democracy of a 33nsciencelets pretender." The Democratic South) in 1896, not Dnly repudiated Cleveland, but Clevelandism, embracing many former Southern Democratic leaders regardless of their prominence in party jounciis or lormer service in eiiner peace or war. The heroic and honorable conduct of the South in the memorable contest of 1896, elevated the standard of citizenship in a republic to a higher plane than the world bad ever known before. When the role of honor is made up, under the beading of states, South Carolina will stand at toe head of the column. Side by side McLauiin and Tillman stood in th# front supported by other-equalLy gallant S jutn Carolinians spearing for their state, and long in advance of ill other state leaders, repudiated Clevelandism. Whiie doing this they iffirmed their love and affection for the Democratic party, and their undying devotion to its principles and precepts, and in the name of their State proclaimed that Clevelandism must be piucked out by the roots and theDem jcratic party rescuea irom me pirates in command, and that even a national convention, though it should bear the tionored name of the Damocratic party, if it should again fall under the control of the Cleveland, Carlisle, Whitney gang of political outlaws *nd exploiters, it would not be entitled to, nor receive, the support of their State, and that toryism, masquerading under the sacred name of Democracy, should never 03 foisted upon the people of the country with tne aid and consent of South CarolinaMr. McLaurin was elected Attorney Gtaneral of South Carolina at the same Blwtion in wljifch B. B. Tillman was alec ted goVBrnoi*. Two years later Mr. McLiurinyya^ elected to the 521 Congress, rejected to the 53 i and 51th Congrezies,:i|?m which position hel was sfciteIto:09ciipy.a seat in the Sen- j afe ttf t^^^^a^Statea ia 1897, His soon found recognition and although one of the younger membsrs of that body in years and service, he occupied a position on the ways and means committee, the moafcimportant committee af the House. X? We print in this number the full text of a speech delivered by Senator McLaurin in the Senate of the Unite! States, May 19, on the war revenua frill. It can be studied with profit, ?nd we trust it will be read with pleasire by all Americans into whose hand it may fall. butler explodes a bomb. Dhar*e? That Rspubllcant Sold Oat to Monopolists and Money Chancer*. I I21 discuesing the war revenue bill in the United States on Thursday Mr. Batler, the North Carolina Populist Senator, exploded a yeri table bomb. Sir. Butler made a characteristic attack upon the Rspublican party, in the coure of which he arraigned what ae said was the determination of the majority of the senate to incorporate In the bill a provision for the issue of twnds. He made serious reflections ipon the senate iteslf, charging that its majority had been "unduly inluencsd" upon the question of bonds. The statement brought Mr. GalLinger to his feet, who demanded thst Mr. Batler make his charges more specific. In the course of a colloquy between the two senators, Mr. Butler declared that immense sums had been contrib uted to .the Bepublican presidential campaign fund by the "trusts and mouopoiuns ana Donanoiaers ana money changers," and that 99 per cent, of the money had been raised and paid oyer to the Republican party under a contract that certain legisla lion promoting the interests of trusts and monopolies should be enacted. Mr. Gailinger insisted that the charges should ba made specific; that Sir. .Butler had no right, under the rules, to arraign him or his party, unless be had definite' and specific Bharges to present, and if tne rules of the senate gave him the right they aught to be changed. Mr. Butler said that, while he be lieved the statement to be true, he had not made it upon his own responsibility, with personal knowledge of its truth. "I have-learned," said he, "in the course of my experience as chairman 3f the Populist party committee, that there are mtereits which will contribute to the support of any party in reram for an agreement that that cartv will support legislation favorable to ihose interests." Senators on both sidss of the chamber were brought into the debate, and i good deal of ill-feeling was manifested. Sfuuma Bom fioa Up, The government of Paraguay, has inform^ the United States consul at Asuncion, Mr. J. N. RufSn, who had protested against the continued presence of the Spanish torpedo gunboat remerario in Paraguayan waters, that permission had baen granted the femerario, which is disabled, to remain in Asuncion, under the protection of Paraguay's neutrality,' until the close of tne war between tiie United States and Spain. Tne Bti neiinp Oregon* Now the Oregon, the most magnificent battleship in the world, has j :in ed Sampson's quadron. She made her long jiurney of thirteen thousand mile3 without so much as having to tighten a crank pin. She received a -1 1 * T-- f-4. !_ il royai welcome .Mum nor sisier snips o/ i the squadron as she steamed towards I them at a fifteen knot gait last week. | SUCCESSFULLY LANDED. A MILITARY EXPEDITION OF FOUR HUNDRED MEN ? Wlib Large 6applies of R'Cm and Amnnlw :-bj Hon for Gut. Oalixt) GucU, Get Aikore Safely and Proceed to the Interior With" ' out OppoeltloD, "I Over 400 men, with a pack train and a large quantity of arms and ammuition. fiftilAd fnr Hnhft. nn thftPla-ntT^nn steamer Florida on the night of May 2L These men and the equipment constituted an expedition able to operate independently and to defend itself against any body of Spanish troops which might oppose it The expedition was under the com* mand of Colonel Jose Lacret, formerly insurgent commander in tfataman province. He assumed the direction of affairs immediately on the landing of the expedition until then, General Joaquin Castillo was in control. In the landing of the expedition the Untied States army was represented . by Captain J. A. Dorset, and Thomas Eitrada Palma was represented by J. V E. Cartaya, who hat been the landing :j agent of nearly every filibustering ex- ^ pedition for more than a year. Messrs. Castillo, Cartaya and Dorset will return to Key West General Julio Singuilly, on the way to report to General Maximo Gomez, was also on the coat This is the most po werful anti-Spanish expedition ever sent to Cuba. About three hun- _ ~ dredof the men are Cubans; the others are American!. The engineer corps of the expedition is composed entirely of Americans, under Aurelian Ladd. The men were dressed in canvass uniforms furnished by the United States government, and the commissary department had rations enough to last fifteen days after the landing. ' The pack trap, consisted of 75 mules and 20horses. The expedition carried 7,000 rifles and. 2,000,000 rounds of ammunition,,, for General Calixto ; Garcia. .. 4 The expedition is composed of har- / dy young fellows, who looked fit for - / anything. -Tne expedition was con-. voyed by the cruiser Marblehead, the topedo boat destroyer Eagle and other warships. Two younger brothers of the late General Nester Aranguren are j:a* - % wiku iut> eipeaiuon. The expedition was landed on the coast of Cuba on Thursday morning, May 26. Wnen the Florida, escorted ? by the Ojceola, drew up close to the shore at tiie place selected for the land ing, she seat scouts to see if all was clear. These scouts were greeted by Generals Feria and Ifojas, with some 1,500 armed'insurgents. . Consequently, far from theju? being any hostile demonstration upon the part of the Spaniards, the landing- of the expedition was in the nature of a triumphal invasion. The Cubans who were in waiting for the party had a brass band and welcomed the new? comers with national airs. Tae work of unloading the cargo of " : ?3555 "lireFlorida was promptly begunanctcarried on by the 432 men composing _ the eiDadition. Tnere wAinothiairln the nature of an interruption. The work was finished on Friday. While the cargo was being unloaded, the Ojceola, an auxiliary gunboat, with her guns ready for action, scout- vied atout the vicinity looking for an ? enemy, but the Spaniards apparently had no suspicion of what was taking place. ? So easily was the dangerous misrion accomplished that while some members of the party were getting the supplies ashore others were providing themselves with fruit, sugar and other products of the landing place, a I - t M .LI-I - 1 - t >? ? ? large aloe*, ox wxucu wsv arougai oscx for Key Wert trienas. Neyezthelenuo precautiowaj measure waa neglected, and the moment the work was concluded, the Florida and Ojceola slipped away, leaving the insurgents to convey their reinforce- . ments into the. interior, which, it is : confiiently expected, was done without any casualty. The returning members of the Florida party brought wi$h them several hundred privaw leiters, which, it is understood, give a complete insight into the present conditions prevailing in the blociiaded island. The local Cuban colony is elated over the astonishing success of the expedition. A L*UT BUrcnfcU I O UfcAIM . A Sad Accident lxi AbbtvUlt Burly VriAiy ^ H?rnli;(-Tb? D*tallfc . ' fl A dispatch, from Abbeville to the Columbia State ;?ys: Precisely at 12:15 o'clock Friday morning there was a fire alarm. Ihe fire company toned out promptly, but ere they reached the building it was ascertained that a lamp had exploied in the residence of Mr. C. ?. Bruce; which had already been extinguished without much damage to the building, but it caused one of the saddest accident! of this nature ever known in the history of Abbeville?the death, of Mrs. Bruce, . s who had lost remnvnd th? l?mn fwwi the sick cnamber of her son. As she was placing it on a table in an adjoining room it exploded, enveloping her in a sheet of flame, thereby causing her death about 5 o'clock. Miss Bessie,. . her daughter, ran to her assiitance and : threw a blanket around her burning form and succeeded in extinguishing the flames, but not before it had done its terrible work. Dr. Harrison, with other physiciani were promptly on hand and rendered all the assistance possible to relieve her sufferings?this was all that could be done. The deceased was born and raised in'AhhAvillA ?.n<1 mi Tmrt?nt as a most estimable woman. She was a membar of of the Epifjopafc' church of Abbeville, in which cemetery her remains were interred Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Gem. Batter *nd Hlj -:;l| To the Editor of The State: Will you kindly announce for me by way of reply to the large number :4-of applications I am receiving for. ' staff appointments that my entire i^af. will be made up by astighments ircim the different stiff ccrn* of the . army. I have no farther control 6rar it'than to request the assignment of some , particular officer, and the exigencies * of the service will sometimes prevent this being complied with. Before an officer can be assigned to, any staff, he must first be commis- v sioned and than aarigned. I regret my inability to comply with the wishes of so many friends, but under the circumstances, they will, however, see how impossible it is for me to do ao. M. C.Butler. ^